Nomenclator of molluscs, interleaves with contemporary annotations

CATLOW, Agnes and Lovell REEVE.

The conchologist's nomenclator. A catalogue of all the recent species of shells, included under the subkingdom 'Mollusca', with their authorities, synonymes, and references to works where figured or described.London, Reeve brothers, 1845. 8vo. With a taxonomical table as frontispiece. Modern purple half morocco.

€ 375

Interleaved copy of the first edition of a nomenclator of molluscs by the British naturalist and scientific writer Agnes Catlow (1806-1889). The interleaved pages frequently contain extensive annotations in a contemporary hand in blank ink, often shell names. "The authors said that the nomenclature of conchology then exhibited a 'very tolerable degree of purity' adding that they hoped their catalogue would maintain this happy state of affairs" (Dance). The book opens with a brief preface and an index, followed by the nomenclator. With some shells "ticked off" in black ink, otherwise in very good condition. Dance, p. 140; Junk, Thes. lib. conchlyliorum 52.